in the hills of anchorage, there's some suffering going on. this is quiet. all right, up, up, up, up. >> this is ski training on dirt. a work out designed to hurt and to help. >> as as soon we took it uphill we put more stress on the heart an you put a pair of poles in the hands and that jumps it up a notch. >> reporter: every step is closer to the winter olympics. >> it's these skiers. >> these mornings when it's

. >> in the hills above anchorage, in the mood and the midst, there is some suffering going on. relax, but remember when the suffering is coming in to quiet the mind. okay. up, up, up. >> this is ski training, a workout designed to hurt and to help. >> as soon as we tip it uphill, we put more stress in the heart and put a pair of poles in the hands. that jumps it up a nach. >> every painful step is another step closer >> it's the ski race. >> these mornings when it's tough training, when there are bears in the woods or you are scared or when it's raining, you are thinking about, what am i going to do today that's going to make me stand on the line and do something that's never been done? this is their unlikely home base, alaska pacific university, a tiny private college with 5000 students, one sports team, cross cupped tree skiers. >> okay. nice job. >> the coach estimates six to eight members of his squad to make the u.s. olympic team. >> the right people, right coaches, right place, right time and it's all coming together. >> they can train at sea level when they don't have sn

. >>> in alaska, located in anchorage, alaska. the team has one sports team but the cross country ski sprapl home to a country's elite. allen reports. >> reporter: in the hills above anchorage, there was some suffering from the loss. relax but remember when the suffering is coming in. all right, up, up, up, up. >> this is ski training on dirt. a work out designed to hurt and to help. >> uphill we put more stress on the heart an then you put a pair of polls on the hands and that jumps it up another notch. >> every painful step is a step closer to next year's winter olympics. >> it's not just getting a gear. >> these mornings that have been tough training and you are scared of it. >> the cross country skiers. >>> okay. >> built replicas and watch the -- a non-profit organization support financially by the school, membership fees and private fund raisers. as a khr-b it's no club it's noa rules. >> training and competing 51 a year. >> the people who run this club are determined the athlete committed to their sport and not disrupdisrup

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. >> joining me from anchorage, alaska, member of the shohonebannock tribes, professor, it's good tok to you, thank you for your time. have navigators associated with the affordable care act, have they talked with members about the affordable care act. >> not yet. if you think about the history of the indian health system it's all about shortages, and too few resources to do the job. the affordable care act is potentially a game changer where for the first time those resources could be available. >> i'm wondering so would that go hand in hand with perhaps the tribal leaders not being armed with enough information about the affordable care act to adequately share with members? >> i think most tribal leaders are pretty aware. it's a matter of gearing up. it all doesn't have to happen at once. in fact, one of the interesting things is that american indians and alaskan natives have an opportunity to sign up beyond the normal deadline so there is not the same sort of time pressure to sign up right now. there is an opportunity to work through some of the difference great, that's what i wan

forecast today, slight chance of shower in anchorage, temperatures, southerly wind, not bad, 40 degrees, a little cooler in fairbanks. west, remain with fog. hoping by sunday it's going to lift and the weather pattern will change a little bit. just a stagnant weather pattern. we need the weather pattern to change to really make a big difference in the forecast. not just seattle but anywhere in the west. sunday and monday we will get that change, especially sunday. it will cool off dramatically, even nevada. 82 in vegas today, 88 in phoenix. no problems whatsoever. only albuquerque has a chance of showers, maybe a thundern half of the country, much warmer in the west. very little airport delays. weekend forecast coming up. >> all right. looking forward to that. good friday to see you by the way, bill. >>> you take pills for pain, rules just changed. details ahead. check out this $60 million pink rock. it may be the world's most valuable gem and it's for sale. next. >>> welcome back. check out the official christening photos of prince george with prince harry and kate and grandmother and

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but it will bring rain up into anchorage today. but from juneau southward, we will continue with this pattern. 80 in san francisco. 86 in l.a. 80s through much of the areas of southern california. current temperatures just like yesterday, we're still mild and we're very chilly and cool in the inner mountain west. that's where the high pressure resides. with clear skies out there once again today, we're going to do it all over again. temperatures should be very warm. it will be about mid-70s in san francisco today and aboutsun, s. high temperatures today. california low 80s. >> it has to change sooner or later. >> what folks don't know is you are hands on for all of the graphics. >> it was difficult today. >> all sun. >> i had to roll up the sleeves. >>> let's talk about billionaires. mark cuban faces the jury's verdict, plus a bizarre scene inside the house occurred while all the last minute deal making was taking place. we'll show that to you in two minutes. >>> welcome back. a bizarre incident during last night's vote to reopen t

not a bad day for anchorage and fairbanks. we don't get a sunlight there. hawaii more nice weather. a bunch of wet weather days last week. there will be a few showers out there at lihue. showers through seattle and portland. temperatures cooling off. we're still pretty nice but cooler, we don't have to worry about those dangerous winds anymore in southern california. >> bill karins, i like the way you put weather into context. could you show us hawaii so we feel badly and show us alaska so we feel good. >> puts you right in the middle. >> we're doing okay. >> sorry, alaska. >> i like alaska too. we're just, of course, joking. >>> "gravity" having the biggest october opening in history. bringing in $55.5 million. "cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2" took second palce with $21.5 million. "runner runner" took third. "prisoners" and "rush" rounded out the top five. >> was a bomb -- people love it. >> i am looking forward to seeing it. in imax it will be sweet. >>> carson daly got engaged to his longtime girlfriend. they have two children together. >>> and congratulations in order for h

. >> in the hills above anchorage, in the mud and the mist, there is suffering going on. up up up up up up! >> this is ski training on dirt. a workout designed to hurt and to help. >> as soon as we tip it uphill, we put more stress on the heart and you put a pair of poles on the hands and that jumps it up a notch. >> closer to the winter olympics. >> it is not any ski race. it is the ski race. >> these mornings when it's tough training, bears in the woosdz, or it's raining, you're thinking, what am i doing training doing something that's never been done. >> their likely home base, alaska pacific university, 500 students and only one sports team: the cross country skiers. the coach estimates six to eight members of his squad to make the -- could make the u.s. olympic team. >> the right people, the right places, the right time, can come together. >> they just fly to the snow on the eagle glacier nearby. just a short helicopter ride from campus. the snow conditions here mimic those of sochi. also it's a club sport. a nonprofit organization supported financially by the school

anchorage, 46 and rain for you. but fairbanks, you should be protected far enough inland that you should be okay today. juneau, 43, and there will be rain showers heading your way. hawaii, you look okay. not too bad there. just a few hit-and-miss showers. lass alaalask alaska, this is the time of year they get those big storms. >> when they're out there trying to fish. greatest catch. >>> entertainment before tonight's "glee" tribute to cory monteith, lea michele talked about her boyfriend and co-star. quote, i feel like for me personally, i've lost two people, cory and finn. michelle went on to say the tribute is based on the memorial the "glee" cast had for monteith. topher grace tweeted this picture making fans hope that there may be a "that '70s show" reunion in the future. >>> owen wilson has said that he will support her and his child. interesting dinner conversation, right? marilyn monroe spending some time evidently under the knife. multiple x-rays in the physicians' notes will be for sale in an upcoming auc

employees at the anchorage national weather service in alaska made a tongue in cheek plea for the shutdownend. the first letter in each of the 11 lines spell out please pay us. employees have no idea when they will be paid next. >>> a bankrupt company was caught up with the frenzy over twitter's ipo. stongs for the bankrupt electronic tweeter. its stock jumped 1400% to 15 cents a share. it was so dramatic that the stocks were briefly halted. twitter will sell under the symbol twtr when it goes public. >> wild weather across the united states. we are going to start with tropical storm karen which has now weakened in the gulf of mexico. all hurricane watches have been canceled. residents in nebraska are cleaning up after a tornado touched down in the north eastern part of the state. dozens of homes and businesses were damaged. 15 people were treated for injuries. look at these pictures. parts of wyoming and south dakota being hit by blizzard conditions. the storm dumped 33 inches of snow in the scenic black hills and it is now moving east. pretty incredible. more snow than they have had in a

bright yellows, some of the higher -- colder cloud tops where the rain is located near anchorage. you may see wet snowflakes outside of town, chilly. 39 there. june know, 52 but we are dealing with that storm especially the southern coastal area. the west, the year to date rainfall only 2 inches of rain so far this year in san francisco. where 11 inches behind. we're on pace for the driest year ever in california. i mean that's how crazy it's been. i know we still have our wet month to come, november and december. we'll wait and see what delivers. right now it's not looking like a blockbuster start to november. temperatures today, chilly out there and as we go through the afternoon, another dry day but there will be clouds in the desert southwest. santa rosa, 79, enj enjoy. so, yeah, amazing the wildfire wasn't worse, the season. >> especially the figures you're telling us. >>> mitt romney has a secret room behind a book case in one of his homes. but we have good news for drivers. >>> a brutal attack of a u.s. citizen in london. we have details in two minutes. >>> welcome back. lo

what "the washington post" noticed about a weather statement from the national weather service in anchorage. there it is there. look there at the left-hand margin. all the letters down the side spell out "please pay us." the entire weather office working without pay like so many others in the federal government while in this case continuing to get their forecasts out on time every day. >>> now to yesterday's wild scene and the fatal shooting that ended it on capitol hill in washington. a young woman with her child in the car leading police on a high speed chase and the decision by police in that high security environment to shoot to kill. our justice correspondent pete williams following all of it from our d.c. newsroom tonight. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. investigators say miriam carey went down hill after having her baby, suffering postpartum depression, delusions, and she was hospitalized. she believed the federal government had her under surveillance and president obama was communicating with her. after searching miriam carey's condo in connecticut and talking

at a seafood shop in anchorage-- the shelves contain crab from norway and russia as american fishers are left on land. we will go through, many, many thousands, 50 to 80,000 pounds of crab in the season before that and without that's much more than a million dollars that we will lose. november 12th is the last chance for fishermen to get their catches to processors in order to get the crab to stores for the holidays. missing the deadline would be a $100 million dollar hit to the industry. boeing can now add a panel problem to its list of dreamliner concerns. the company said this week a body panel fell off of an air india 787 dreamliner flight last weekend. boeing says the missing panel was not a safety risk. the times of india newspaper reports pilots didn't know the piece was missing until the jet landed. airline officials are still investigating the details. gm is accused of playing game with sticker prices on new trucks. usa today reports. gm is increasing the price of its 2014 full size pickups by $15- hundred dollars. while offering a $15-hundred dollars rebate on most models.

employees at the anchorage national weather service in alaska made a tongue in cheek plea for the shutdown to end. the first letter in each of the 11 lines spell out please pay us. employees have no idea when they will be paid next. >>> a bankrupt company was caught up with the frenzy over twitter's ipo. stongs for the bankrupt electronic tweeter. its stock jumped 1400% to 15 cents a share. it was so dramatic that the stocks were briefly halted. twitter will sell under the symbol twtr when it goes public. >> wild weather across the united states. we are going to start with tropical storm karen which has now weakened in the gulf of mexico. all hurricane watches have been canceled. residents in nebraska are cleaning up after a tornado touched down in the north eastern part of the state. dozens of homes and businesses were damaged. 15 people were treated for injuries. look at these pictures. parts of wyoming and south dakota being hit by blizzard conditions. the storm dumped 33 inches of snow in the scenic black hills and it is now moving east. pretty incredible. more snow than they have had

these walrus are on a barrier island in alaska, 700 miles northwest of anchorage. why are these walrus packed like sardines? because the ice is melting. ice flows that float on the surface of the arctic ocean are where pacific walrus would normally hang out and hunt and produce baby walrus. in much smaller groups. but the ice flows are disappearing rapidly. so instead, the walrus are flocking to the beach and whatever ice is left over. after our manmade filthy exhaust and emissions heat up the planet, some believe. those walrus are not packed together because they like it. the slightest trigger like a polar bear suddenly appearing on the prowl. or a low flying plane that can cause deadly stampedes that crush the young, more fragile walrus. >> question, is the fate of the walrus, what we can all look forward to some day? clinging to little bits of land as the water levels rise and drown us all. pat buchanan. >> there's no doubt the arctic icecap has been shrinking. this year, they had a record expansion of it. and people are blaming this on global warming, john, tha

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membership of another block the european union is not seeing any progress financial reports next anchorages growing increasingly frustrated because of it. always the bridesmaid but never the bride progress over turkey's accession to european union could be best described as . this is like a. platonic love affair the europeans doesn't want turkey to go away totally but there's a war in the house the talks started in two thousand and five but brussels still says turkey is not yet ready with the eurozone debt crisis raging turkey's membership plans look far less tempting everybody's concert. in new furs are enlargement of the european union whether it's on the balkans or in turkey. because much more travel more problems for the european union turkish authorities say they are still keen on joining the e.u. family but there has been conflicting signals from an impatient and current prime minister erdogan recently threatened to turn away from e.u. if the country doesn't become a member before two thousand and twenty three many greet with that sentiment believe in a fast growing economic and strat

employees at the anchorage national weather service in alaska made a tongue in cheek plea for the shutdownto end. the first letter in each of the 11 lines spell out please pay us. employees have no idea when they will be paid next. >>> a bankrupt company was caught up with the frenzy over twitter's ipo. stongs for the bankrupt electronic tweeter. its stock jumped 1400% to 15 cents a share. it was so dramatic that the stocks were briefly halted. twitter will sell under the symbol twtr when it goes public. >> wild weather across the united states. we are going to start with tropical storm karen which has now weakened in the gulf of mexico. all hurricane watches have been canceled. residents in nebraska are cleaning up after a tornado touched down in the north eastern part of the state. dozens of homes and businesses were damaged. 15 people were treated for injuries. look at these pictures. parts of wyoming and south dakota being hit by blizzard conditions. the storm dumped 33 inches of snow in the scenic black hills and it is now moving east. pretty incredible. more snow than they have had i

i've been living here in anchorage alaska for ten years.e for the bureau of land management and i was able to receive my master's degree in planning and i was so gung-ho about coming here and working and everything but working here in anchorage alaska and corporate america i find it hard to advance as a black female and i'd was just wanting your words of encouragement for halting me to keep hope alive and just being accepted more as an individual not just because i'm black but because i'm an individual and in a human being and i have nothing but love and harmony and peace that runs through me and every day i try to instill in me the words that my 89 year old grandmother tells me that she lives in rural alabama. she tells me to do everything you do with love and i have been applying for advanced to become advancement because i look at myself as a leader and the workers to work with tell me all the time on a daily basis that i should be a supervisor. i need to be in d.c. to make changes and things. so i would like to hear some of your thought

in the hills of anchorage, there's some suffering going on. this is quiet. all right, up, up, up, up. >> this is ski training on dirt. a work out designed to hurt and to help. >> as as soon we took it uphill we put more stress on the heart an you put a pair of poles in the hands and that jumps it up a notch. >> reporter: every step is closer to the winter olympics. >> it's these skiers. >> these mornings when it's cross training and you're scared of it or when it's raining you're thinking the about what am i going to do today and do something that's never been done. >> reporter: this is there unlikely home pace. alaska university a tiny private cole ko*l hrepbl with with only 5500 students and one sports team. the cross country skiers. also, it's a club sport. a non-profit organization supported financially by the the school, membership fees and private fund raisers an as a club, it's not bound by ncaa rules. that means athletes by world sprint champion can help from sponsors. scholarships and online study options allows them to train and compete 51 weeks a

or 1997, back to 1996 i had a colleague that guy invited to a conference in anchorage. he said you have no idea what is going on between alaska and russia. he said we had no idea in washington where at the regional level they had set up lots of cultural andrms of business and educational terms. someone would've to figure way to clear the environment were contacts prosper where the two governments in washington a forow no longer contract these actions. that is going to begin to really change how the two countries look at one another. >> i would like to add something. the next point. talking about times where better conditions -- >> to invite russians here. >> it was done on the money congress allocated specifically. it was not political. the current situation has changed. there are a number of programs currently that are not available to bring americans to russia. there are a number of programs owned by the government. and also, a number that is new to us, private initiatives is wonderful programs and it brings young professionals and give them the opportunity to work fo

that's even going to impact anchorage too.rful winds coming down into montana bringing in colder air, surface low pressure going to drop into montana, 4 to 7 inches of snow in the valleys, and more than that for the mountains. it's hard to see the drifting snow from sunday into monday. in the meantime here in the lowlands we'll stay cool. >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york. i'm jonathan betz and here are the top stories. protesters gathered in washington, against spying of americans. nsa's secretive online data gathering. >>> for the first time the justice department will release evidence from a warrantless praim against an accused are terrorist, jamshid muntor

. >> and cold bay is about 625 miles southwest of anchorage. >> wow. what a story. >>> we have breaking news to report. there's a house fire on harford road. >> reporter: looks like they have this fire under control. it's the second row house from the left. and baltimore city 5 fighters got -- firefighters got on this really quickly. this is harford road right at lake montebello. it's the best work jarpd. traffic -- workaround. traffic is really blocked. best workaround is going to be hillen road or erdmann avenue. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long, back to you. >> all right, captain jeff. thankstay with wjz for updates on this breaking news. >>> and still to come. severe weather slams the nation's midsections. dramatic flash flooding that forces people from their homes. >>> a new national report on concussions in youth sports. i'm monique griego. coming up, why parents say they're justified for being worried. >>> trick or treaters are out in full force. and it doesn't get much scarier than that. we're putting the finishing

. >> now, cold bay is about 625 miles southwest of anchorage. >>> one final act of love, a washingtone man loses his life while traying to save his wife from a fire. >> reporter: the fire broke out inside of a lakewood apartment complex in the middle of the night. neighbors say a 64-year-old man escaped the flames but ran back inside the burning building to try to rescue his 78-year-old wife. the woman was ill and unable to move well. firefighters arrived on the scene. they knocked out the flames, but it was too late. both the husband and wife died in the fire. investigators don't know what caused the fire, but they say it does not appear suspicious. so sad, vic. back to you. >> yes, it is, mary. thank you. >>> the red cross is helping a half dozen residents in apartments who had smoke damage. >>> a sophisticated drug tunnel is found near the mexico and border. it is in the otay mesa industrial area. u.s. officials say the tunnel is equipped with vent leigh. they seized eight tons of marijuana and 325 pounds of cocaine. in connection with the discovery, three suspects are in custody.

fox news's dan springer is in anchorage to explain why. dan, why is oil production failing in alaska? it is booming everywhere else? >> yeah, that's right right. that is a real source of frustration around here. part of it is nature. they have been at thatting oil along the northern slope of alaska since the 1970s. very easy to get, light crude oil, most of that already has been gotten but there is still billions more oil up here. it is just a matter trying to get to it. alaskans are in full panic mode as we watch the lower 48 production boom at a time when they are in a long steady decline. they're the fourth largest oil producer. they slipped hyped texas, north dakota and california. production peaked in 1988 at 2.1 million barrels a day. now it is down to 526,000 barrels a day. republicans in the state put most of the blame on alaska's high production tax. when prices are high on oil like they have been last couple years the company's tax rate is 75%, much higher than in other oil-producing states. so the republican governor, sean parne

we're headed into the stronger winds building up closer to midnight for alaska especially around anchoragend up into the alaska passes and the range we're going to see some dust anywhere from 70 to 80 miles an hour. here is the are storm that's causing it, suspends counterclockwise and near the end of the aleutian islands. that's when that tightness of pressure gradients is created, basically air will rush as fast as it can from high pressure to low pressure, it will funnel right through channels of the mountains. there's a high wind warning large portion of the state for winds sustained 35 to 50 miles an hour through the morning hours and then it will slowly ease off as that center of low pressure starts to move away and it's a little more blocked by the terrain. so temperatures right now while we did have some gusty winds not as strong as alaska is waiting for, but in the midwest it was gusting 30 to 40, with chilly temperatures. 34 in minneapolis felt a little more like 40 and st. louis was on the cool side as well, 51° in st. louis but by the morning hours it's going to be in the low t

and i've been living here in anchorage, alaska, for ten years. i'm an employee for the bureau of land management, and i was able to receive my master's degree in urban and regional planning, and i was so gung ho about coming here and working and everything, but i'm working here in anchorage, alaska, in corporate america. i find it very hard to advance as a black female. and i was just wanting your intake and your words of encouragement for helping me to keep hope alive and just being accepted more as an individual. .. so i would just like to hear some of your thoughts to kind of help they keep that fire alive. >> host: thank you for calling. >> guest: thank you very much for calling. i've been to your university. i've been to huntsville and i get there from time to time. in thank you for your service and your work in the government. don't become bitter or hostile. keep the faith. never give out. faith and hope and love and continue to work and hang in there. pursue your dreams and your dream will come true. >> host: jason kosar facebook page, con

rus10,000walruses.walru >> these are walruses crammed o to a tuny stretch of beach 700 miles north of the anchoragesual habitat. >> that is amazing, all walruses, all due to global glob warming. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the governmentgo shutdown. with so much at stake we are getting more reaction. we took an ipad and put anan image on it, related to theted o shutdown, and asked people ond the street to give us three words when they looked at that picture that showed them. we revealed what the picture ise at end. take a listen. >> ridiculous, crazy and selfish. >> broken, intolerance, bullheadedness. >> imep used to, shame and disgust. >> ineffective, heavy. i >> three words about thatne incident, dysfunctional, and inconsiderate, frustrated. >> a terrible mistake.ke. >> looking at that image what are three words that come to mind. disappointing, crumbling infuriate being. >> can you show us the image. >> very descriptive people, a lot of people frustrated for tha lack of progress and how it got to this point. let's get it done. in this now, sick of it. >> do you have three words tucker

getting hammered with powerful winds potentially damaging winds, even down to anchorage and the basinwe have the potential of stronger winds for you as we get into monday. more details on the whipped and the cold -- wind forecast and the cold forecast coming up >> from weather to sport. darren hayes is here with the headlines. the world series is in full swiping. >> the red sox and cardinals are back at it in st louis for game 3. we are in the top of the eighth innings. currently the cardinals have a 4-2 lead right now over the boston red sox. in the action matt holly day and ber likes ina got the -- berlina got the game going. boston tied in the sixth. the cardinals have a 4-2 lead in this one. moving on - as far as an nba basketball, the lakers pre-season game, michael antony put the party to rest saying koby bryant will not play in the opener against the clipers. bryant tore an acl achilles in april and strived to return. there has been mixed signals as to his progress. indications were that it was unlikely that he'd play. alabama is number one in college football. they stomped ove

government and got invited to a conference up in anchorage. he called and he said, you have no idea what's going on between alaska and the russian parties. he said we annoyed in washington where, where at the regional level they have set up lots of things in cultural terms, and business -- business terms and educational terms. somehow we've got to figure out a way to great and the pilot were those contacts prosper in a way the two governments in washington and moscow a longer contract the interactions. that's what i think will begin to change how these two countries look at one another. >> yes, i would just like to respond to something to say about that. first, you are talking about times where they were better condition to invite american get. it was done -- >> to the white house. >> invite russians here and it was done specifically and not necessarily ngos money, political instrument. current situation has changed. there are a number of programs that we are not -- [inaudible] there are a number of programs that are of other governments and w

yard work with a leaf blower is equal to emission wise to driving the f-150 from northern texas to anchorage, alaska or about 4,000 miles. >> several cities have outlawed leaf blowers because they pollute so much so get out the rake. >> they turn them on when you take a nap or go to bed too. >> they can sleep through it. a great thing. got to get them out and about this morning. lots of folks getting the kids ready for school. what are we in store for? >> we have a gorgeous day. good morning to you. it's going to be rail comfortable if you're putting off the yard work and you have the day off. it's going to be cooler than yesterday. you'll notice substantial cooldown at the coast as the return of the clouds. northeastly 50s, inland 82 degrees, bayside 77 degrees and at the coast 69 degrees so comfortable everyone, not too hot. getting into the comfortable time of year. you may not know this but you can take mike and i on the road with you i'm doing weather updates for koit and mike who you working with these days? >> working with the don blue show and carolyn at 103.7 and star 101.3 with san

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then airlifted to providence alaska medical center in anchorage. >> it's amazing that she was alive.octor janet smalley is on duty that day. she's encouraged that bridgette's vital signs are good but knows the extreme skier fell hard over some unforgiving terrain. >> we see skiers that hit their head and have severe brain damage or die because of the trauma to their head. >> dr. smalley runs a battery of tests. fearing all kinds of things, broken bones or even worse, internal bleeding, life-threatening swelling, or bleeding of the brain. all the while bridgette's father never leaves her side. >> she was pretty quiet throughout the first 24 hours. and then she started to come around. >> amazingly, every test comes back negative. considering her spectacular fall, no broken bones, no internal injuries. it's nothing short of a miracle. the only thing doctors can't determine is how bridgette's brain is affected. >> i remember up to the start, three, two, one, go. and then i don't have any memory after that. >> it's determined that bridgette has amnesia. she remains in critical care for se

a pickup truck caught fire near the center anchorage.his is on the way to san francisco blocking the left- hand lane and behind that another car broke down so a combination of those two things, traffic is bumper to bumper just inching across the bay bridge. you can see the toll plaza there stacked up solid from the foot of the maze. but some good news is that bart trains are running this morning. lawrence? >> all right. we have sunshine expected to come our way today. temperatures probably slightly cooler all around the bay area especially near the coastline the sea breeze going to kick in earlier. still we have a weak area of low pressure passes east of us. high clouds from overnight are clearing out. mostly sunny skies today with temperatures down a little bit. clear over san francisco. temperatures cool in spots but not as cold as yesterday. 49 degrees in concord. it is 49 in san jose and 54 degrees in san francisco. as we head toward the afternoon plenty of sunshine temperatures going to be down just a few degrees. 70s and low 80s in

some patients travel long distances to access health care facilities in anchorage. h.r. 623 helps ensure that traveling patients are not burdened with finding their own accommodation. this is an important component of making sure that all native alaskans have access to equitable health care. i am happy to report that the indian health services transferred the paragraphs until question by quit claim deed on june 20 of this year. while the consortium -- now the consortium is able to start planning in preparation for patient housing. h.r. 623 transfers the parcel to the consortium by warranty deed. this removes further complications and guarantees that there will be no hiccups in the development of additional patient housing on this anchorage site. we support h.r. 623, urge its passage by the house today. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from alaska. mr. young: i want to thank the gentleman for having commented on this bill and supporting it. i have no other speakers. if he ha

fox news dan springer is an anchorage today. >> i tell you, a lot of alaskans are in full panic mode.buted to nature. these are big oilfields. they have been drilling for oil sands the 1970s. the easy to get oil has been tapped. we know that production peaked in 1988 at 2.1 million barrels a day. at the time, a quarter of all u.s. oil drilling. >> a place that is as overregulated and overtaxed as california is potentially eclipsing alaska. >> republicans in the state blamed a tax structure that has been in place since 2007. when the price of oil is high, these companies pay a tax of 75% which is at least 15% higher than places like texas and north dakota. dagen: the republicans fixed to higher taxes is under attack. right? >> they are fix was a huge tax cut for these oil companies. it was signed by the republican governor, but now there is an effort to repeal it. a huge giveaway that will cripple the state. oil revenue makes up 85% of the general fund paying for everything. the companies are still making billions of dollars in profits. >> a fair oil tax on the books was part of buildi

dan springer from anchorage, alaska, with more on this, dan?askans are in full panic mode, to see the oil production boom in the lower 48 at a time production is stead decline of alaska, this is the place of drill, baby, drill, hard to take. alaska is in fourth place behind texas, north dakota and california. production peaked in 1998 at 2.1 billion barrels per day, excuse me,illion barrels per day. now at 526,000 barrels a day. republicans put most of the blame on alaska's high production tax. when prices are high for oil like they have been, tax rate is at 75%, much higher than in the other oil-producing states. so the republican governor, sean parnell, pushed through a huge tax-cut package that will cost the state around $500 million a year in hopes it will lead to more development. >> this tax change will drive billions more in investment, create more opportunities for our citizens and for america too. >> reporter: but critics call it a pure giveaway to the oil companies still making billions of dollars. alaska has no income or sales tax an

but i guess it was in 1996 for 1997 that i got invited to a conference in anchorage and he called me and said that you have no idea what is going on between alaska and russia and we had no idea in russia and we are at the regional level that had set up a lot of things in educational terms and we need to figure out a way where these contacts prosper where the two governments no longer contract these interactions which will really change how the two countries look at one another. >> yes, i would just like to say we are talking about times when this was done and we have the russians here and it was done specifically and it wasn't a political issue of that time. there are a number of programs that we need to be able to speak about in this direction. and the number of programs talked about by the government as well and a number of private initiatives as well and the young professionals and we have the opportunity to work there and meet with these people from time to time and it's very interesting and i hope that this will be extended. but in some ways i would disagree on the policy. it is